Dark Tower: The Gunslinger Born is the first story arc of five based on The Dark Tower series of novels by Stephen King. Stephen King served as Creative and Executive Director of the project. The Gunslinger Born is an expansion and interpretation of events covered in The Dark Tower series, beginning with Roland Deschain's manhood test against Cort and ending with the last events of the flashback sequences in Wizard and Glass. The Gunslinger Born is followed by The Long Road Home,